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Appendix B The Wall and Floor LibraryList of wall & floor materials measurement unit: feet
Floor /
Wall
Att. 2.4
GHz
[dB]
Att. 5
GHz
[dB]
Thick-
ness
[in]
RF3D
Toolbox Text Nr RF3D Nr RF3D
Lite
Color-
Code Discribtion
Wall 16,0 24,0 8 8“ Concrete Block w/
Steel 16/24dB
1 1 144 Concrete block, when reinforced with concrete columns
and tie beams, is a very common building material for
the load-bearing walls of buildings, in what is termed CBS
construction for Concrete Block Structure.
Wall 22,0 33,0 12 12“ Concrete Block w/
Steel 22/33dB
2 2 146 Concrete block, when reinforced with concrete columns
and tie beams, is a very common building material for
the load-bearing walls of buildings, in what is termed CBS
construction for Concrete Block Structure.
Wall 7,0 18,0 6 6“ Brick 7/18dB 3 3 142 Brick wall
Wall 10,0 25,0 10 10“ Brick 10/25dB 4 83 Brick wall
Wall 13,0 32,5 20 20“ Brick 13/32.5dB 5 39 Brick wall
Wall 17,0 25,5 8 8“ Concrete w/Steel
17/25dB
6 6 102 Steel reinforced concrete wall
Wall 24,0 36,0 12 12“ Concrete w/Steel
24/36dB
7 7 101 Steel reinforced concrete wall
Wall 33,0 49,5 16 16“ Concrete w/Steel
33/50dB
8 8 68 Steel reinforced concrete wall
Wall 2,0 3,0 8 8“ Light-Weight Con-
crete w/Steel 2/3dB
9 61 Light-weight concrete wall
Wall 0,8 0,8 N/A 5“ Drywall (2 sides)
Over Framing .8/0.8dB
10 10 97 Drywall, also commonly known as gypsum board, plaster-
board. A drywall panel is made of a paper liner wrapped
around an inner core made primarily from gypsum plaster.
Wall 0,8 0,8 N/A 7“ Drywall (2 sides)
Over Framing .8/0.8dB
11 11 92 Drywall, also commonly known as gypsum board, plaster-
board. A drywall panel is made of a paper liner wrapped
around an inner core made primarily from gypsum plaster.
Wall 1,5 1,5 N/A 4“ Plywood (1
side) Over Framing
1.5/1.5dB
12 80 One layer Plywood wall
Wall 3,0 3,0 N/A 4.5“ Plywood (2 sides)
Over Framing 3/3dB
13 53 Two layer Plywood wall
Wall 15,0 15,0 1 1“ Stucco Over 2x4
Wood or Steel 15/15dB
14 14 95 Modern Stucco usually consists of 1 layer of wire lath and
2 layers of portland cement-based plaster
Wall 3,0 4,5 1 Window-1“ Dual
Glazed 3/4.5dB
15 91 Glass window
Wall 28,0 42,0 1 Window-1“ IR-blocking
28/42dB
16 69 Infrared blocking window
Wall 2,0 3,0 2“-4“ Office divider
glass/wood 2/3dB
17 127 Office divider
Wall 1,0 1,5 2 2“ Office cubical
1/1.5dB
18 128 Office divider
Wall 1,5 2,3 36 Shelf/Rack 3‘
1.5/2.25dB
19 56 Shelf/rack
Wall 3,0 4,5 72 Shelf/Rack 6‘ 3/4.5dB 20 125 Shelf/rack
Wall 4,0 6,0 96 Shelf/Rack 8‘ 4/6dB 21 126 Shelf/rack
Wall 30,0 45,0 Wall or Ceiling-Corru-
gated Steel 30/45dB
22 62 Metal wall sheeting in the form of Corrugated galvanized
iron
Wall 30,0 45,0 Elevator shaft 30/45dB 23 23 35 Elevator shaft
Floor 17,0 25,5 8 8“ Concrete w/Steel
17/25.5dB
100 100 102 Steel reinforced concrete floors
Floor 18,0 27,0 8 8“ Concrete/Steel w/
Nonmetallic Drop Ceil-
ing 18/27dB
101 101 152 Steel reinforced concrete floors with nonmetallic dropped
ceiling
Floor 27,0 40,0 8 8“ Concrete/Steel w/
Metallic Drop Ceiling
27/40dB
102 82 Steel reinforced concrete floors with metallic dropped
ceiling
Floor 20,0 30,0 10 10“ Concrete w/Steel
20/30dB
103 103 101 Steel reinforced concrete floors
Floor 21,0 31,5 10 10“ Concrete/Steel w/
Nonmetallic Drop Ceil-
ing 21/31dB
104 104 156 Steel reinforced concrete floors with nonmetallic dropped
ceiling